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The overriding issue is the way Americans perceive lunch and eating in general – as something to get done quickly.
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Exclusive Interview: Cellist Julian Schwarz on Joachim Stutschewsky and 20th-Century Jewish Music
"With the rise of worldwide anti-Semitism, it has been difficult for me to program Jewish works. I remember a certain recital when I was asked to remove a suite of pieces by Ernest Bloch for fear of audience distaste."
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Music Review/Video Premiere: Free Radicals ‘No State Solution’ and ‘Dub for Besouro’
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Music Review: Kuwaisiana Really Delivers On ‘Chapter 1’
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Music Premiere: Bombay Rickey Shines on ‘Virgenes del Sol’
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Blu-ray Review: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert
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Mr. Zuckerberg Goes to Washington
The Congress people grilling Zuckerberg at times seemed like groupies, while others were like pit bulls with no teeth.
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‘Orchid Evenings’ at Daniël Ost’s Triumphant New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show
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Steering a Course for Citizenship in an Age of Terrorism: ‘We Are Not Afraid’ by Gila Lustiger
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April Fools? No Fooling, No Fake News in These Recent Reports
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Trump Administration Reportedly Eyeing Death Penalty for Drug Dealers
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Interview: Leslie Peters, Author of ‘Finding Time to Lead: Seven Practices to Unleash Outrageous Potential’
An interview with leadership expert Leslie Peters, whose new book is ‘Finding Time to Lead: Seven Practices to Unleash Outrageous Potential.’ "Leadership isn't something you do," says Peters. "It's someone you are."
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StokerCon 2017: A Genre Writer’s Paradise Aboard the Haunted Queen Mary
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Tired of March Madness? How about some Meet-Cute?
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Bored With Cheesy Romantic Fiction? Here’s the Antidote
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Making the Case for Fan Fiction (Part 1)
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LuciFans Team up to Tell FOX: ‘Lucifer Needs a Season Four!’
Lucifer fans rally to protect the FOX series for a fourth season! A chat with the fans and showrunner Joe Henderson about the future of Lucifer.
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Tribeca TV Festival: ‘Designated Survivor’ Series Premiere Second Season
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SXSW Film: Bob Odenkirk Talks with Fred Armisen
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Musical Instrument Galleries Reopen
Among the fascinating objects associated with major artists and historical figures are a narwhal-tusk flute made for Frederick the Great, a 16th-century Amati violin made for the marriage of Philip II, guitars owned by Segovia, and a clarinet that belonged to Benny Goodman.
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Music News: Ty Dolla $ign and Superchunk to Rock San Francisco’s Noise Pop 2018
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Sacramento’s Radio 94.7 Electric Christmas 2017 Concert Less Than One Week Away
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Book Tour: ‘Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat’ by Giles Milton
Giles Milton, author of "Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare', sheds light on the guerrilla warfare research and weaponry developed and unleashed against Hitler during World War II.
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March Reads With a Touch of Madness
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Looking for fluffy Valentine’s Day fiction? These ain’t it
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PAX East 2018 Preview: ‘Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age’
From what I saw in the extended demo at PAX East, this game really tries to break the mold and get more of a mainstream North American audience interested.
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PAX East Video Game Preview: ‘Phantom Doctrine’
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PAX East 2018 Videogame Preview: ‘Defector’ for Oculus Rift